What weighs a pound? A look at the weight of common objects

In this article, I’ll show you some everyday foods and drinks that weigh half a kilogram to help you quickly compare items as a visual weight

In addition to this, I’ve created comparison charts for everyday multi-pound items in case you need to compare more than one pound, so let’s get started!

If you want to compare the pound to specific items, it’s useful to know what a pound is, so here’s the info in case you need it

The pound is used for many measurements, such as weighing food and human weight

Many people track their weight loss in pounds, and it’s often helpful to have something physical to compare it to

A standard 415g can of baked beans, including the can (I used Heinz), weighs just over half a pound at 470g/104lb per can

See the table below for more conversions of a can of baked beans to weight loss (rounded up or down to the nearest half can):

Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in cans of beans Half a pound Half a can One pound 1 can Two pounds 2 cans Three pounds 3 cans Four pounds 4 cans Five pounds 5 cans

The average McDonalds Big Mac weighs around 240g in total, which means there are just over two Big Macs in a pound

Use the table below to find out how many Big Macs are in other pound weight equivalents (rounded to the nearest whole hamburger):

Weight in Pounds Weight Equivalent in Big Macs Half Pound1 Big MacOne Pound2 Big MacsTwo Pounds4 Big MacsThree Pounds6 Big MacsFour Pounds8 Big MacsFive Pounds9 Big Macs

A pound cake gets its name from its weight and is a small cake made in a pound cake that weighs one pound (16 oz)

The table below shows more pound-to-pound cake conversions:

Pound Weight Pound Weight Equivalent Cakes Half Pound Half Cake One Pound 1 Cake Two Pounds 2 Cakes Three Pounds 3 Cakes Four Pounds 4 Cakes Five Pounds 5 Cakes

An average-sized avocado weighs about 150 g (53 oz) per fruit, which means there are about three avocados in a pound

Use the table below to convert multiple avocados to weight in kilograms based on average avocado size (rounded up or down to the nearest half):

Weight in Pounds Avocado Weight Equivalent Half a Pound 15 Avocados One Pound 3 Avocados Two Pounds 6 Avocados Three Pounds 9 Avocados Four Pounds 12 Avocados Five Pounds 15 Avocados

Smaller bread that is baked in a half-kilogram tin weighs, you guessed it – half a kilogram

The picture below shows what a small half pound loaf looks like in terms of size

The table below shows more loaf to kilogram conversions if you need them:

Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in bread (small loaf of one pound) Half a pound Half a loaf One pound1 loaf Two pounds2 loaves Three pounds3 loaves Four pounds4 loaves Five pounds5 loaves

An average-sized jar or squeeze bottle of honey weighs one pound (16 oz/454 g)

For more honey to pound conversions, see the table below (rounded to the nearest whole jar):

Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in honey Half a pound Half a jar One pound1 jar Two pounds2 jars Three pounds 3 jars Four pounds 4 jars Five pounds 5 jars

The average medium-sized egg weighs about 2 oz/57 g each, which means there are about 8 eggs to the pound

The table below shows the conversion weights of multiple eggs to kilograms based on a medium-sized egg:

Pound Weight Egg Weight Equivalent Half Pound 4 Eggs One Pound 8 Eggs Two Pounds 16 Eggs Three Pounds 24 Eggs Four Pounds 32 Eggs Five Pounds 40 Eggs

The average weight of an uncooked patty is 4 oz (113 g) or a quarter of a pound, which means there are four burgers in a pound

Use the chart below to calculate multiple hamburger-to-pound conversions (based on an average uncooked quarter-pound patty)

Pound Weight Patty Weight Equivalent Half Pound 2 Hamburgers One Pound 4 Hamburgers Two Pounds 8 Hamburgers Three Pounds 12 Hamburgers Four Pounds 16 Hamburgers Five Pounds 20 Hamburgers

The average sugar cube weighs 4 g (014 oz), which means there are 114 individual sugar cubes in a pound

Learn more sugar cube weight to pound conversions in the table below (numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest whole sugar cube):

Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in sugar cubes Half a pound 57 cubes One pound 114 cubes Two pounds 227 cubes Three pounds 341 cubes Four pounds 454 cubes Five pounds 568 cubes

The average medium-sized apple weighs 41 oz (115 g), which means there are about four apples in a pound; use the table to see more comparisons of apple weight and kilograms (rounded up or down to the nearest):

Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in apples Half a pound 2 apples One pound 4 apples Two pounds 8 apples Three pounds 12 apples Four pounds 16 apples Five pounds 20 apples

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